A quick Christmas blog...

We had a lovely Christmas dinner in Dean's Court on Wednesday, complete with champagne, wine, and port...and formal clothing, a nice (funny!) speaker, a sit-down dinner, and before and after gatherings. I must say, it was lovely.

I also went caroling the other day with a group of people mostly from the English department. It was also lots of fun...what we lacked in talent, we made up for in gusto. However, I learned that Brits have different carols then the ones we have in the states...That is, they have the same words, but different tunes!! Made for interesting singing...

In other news, I almost have all my Christmas shopping done! Just a few more things...

Well, that's all I got! :)

Some language fun...

This will probably not be interesting to most of you, but I always find language quirks interesting... For instance, I figured out that they use the phrase "catch him (or her) up" in both the same way we do (as to tell someone what he/she missed), but also they use it in a different way--to catch up with someone. Like if you were chasing someone on the street, and you caught up with her, you would say "I caught him up."

Also, instead of saying, "I have dibs" on something, they say "I bags" here...Interesting, no? And mimosas (the drink) are called "bucks fizz."

Random facts of the day! :)

Eggs. And Buildings.

Here's a funny story: Yesterday morning, I got up for breakfast (first time ever here. :) So I wasn't really paying attention, half asleep and all...I got ham and toast, and a boiled egg. Sat down, went to crack the egg...and raw egg spilled everywhere! What I had noticed was there was a pot to boil the eggs in... :) Go me!

In other news...our class was in a different building today. It took me awhile to find the building, but then I finally did. Let me say this: who ever designed the layout of the classrooms in this building is on CRACK! It's the biology/medical building. There's all these crazy half-flights of stairs, the numbering system is way off, the arrows go up and down all sorts of directions, hallways look like classrooms or dead-ends...so of course it was easy to find my classroom, right? Of course!!! I went upstairs in one part twice, didn't find it, ran into some other students in the class, wandered around some more, finally stumbled on the school's office... where she proceeds to tell us to go up the same flight of stairs I had gone up twice already--then turn the corner... go THROUGH a laboratory, and then there's another set of classrooms on the other side...SO bizarre.

Hmmm...what else? I'm excited about Christmas!! There are lights up here and of course, Christmas music blaring everywhere. Oh! And we're having a formal Christmas dinner in the residence. That will be fun. :) I've been enjoying buying little Scottish goodies to bring home for people... :)

Well, that's about all I got.